title: [Chloroquine as a poison in murder. Report of fatalities after criminal or suicidal chloroquine administration].
abstract: Presented is a case of murder by means of chloroquine, committed on a 36-year-old male. The wife of the deceased had confessed to have secretely administered chloroquine-containing tablets to her husband. She was lawfully sentenced to life-imprisonment. The toxicological findings of this case are compared to the results of two chloroquine suicide cases and discussed in the context of the referring literature. An additional case where chloroquine intoxication was doubtful is introduced because of the unusual circumstances under which it occurred.
authors.affiliation: Institut für Rechtsmedizin, Universität Göttingen.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Pöhlmann
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kijewski
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002738:Chloroquine / Q000493:pharmacokinetics / Q000506:poisoning*; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D062787:Drug Overdose / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis*; D000431:Ethanol / Q000493:pharmacokinetics; D005260:Female; D006708:Homicide / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013405:Suicide / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*
chemical_list: D000431:Ethanol; D002738:Chloroquine
vernacular_title: Chloroquin als Mordgift. Mitteilung über Todesfälle nach krimineller und suizidaler Chloroquinbeibringung.